Kelly Lee Hussey and Daryl Willis in The Taming of the Shrew. (Jen Scott Photography) By Steven J. Smith JUPITER — Kermit Christman, founder and executive producer of the Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival, said his upcoming production of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew will be set within the pomp, wealth, apparel and amusing societal affectations of the Kentucky … [Read more...]
Whedon’s take on Shakespeare is really something
By its very title, Much Ado About Nothing is immune to criticisms about its triviality. In its central conceit, it’s one of Shakespeare’s silliest comedies, and he must have known it. But its structure of combative, polarized characters gradually coming to love one another has become a romantic comedy archetype for the ages, and its other, opposite storyline, about an … [Read more...]
PB Shakespeare Festival returns to magic of ‘The Tempest’
Twenty years ago, in Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival’s second season, the company took its first crack at The Tempest, the tale of an exiled Milanese duke who seeks revenge on his enemies through sorcery. Playing young Prince Ferdinand back then was 20-year-old Kevin Crawford, in his first involvement with the play, “back when I could still get away with playing young … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Feb. 5-10
Art: On Tuesday at the Norton Museum of Art, an exhibit opens featuring the work of fashion photographer Richard Avedon (1923-2004). Avedon revolutionized the look of fashion photography, and did much to turn photographers and models into celebrities. His innovative and imaginative photographs appeared in all the major magazines, especially Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. The … [Read more...]
Shakespeare fest finds itself living a ‘Dream’
Eighteen years ago, the fledgling Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival first performed A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the crowd-pleasing comedy that the company returns to this year to inaugurate the new Seabreeze Amphitheatre in Jupiter’s Carlin Park. “It’s unheard of for a Shakespeare company to go that long without reviving this play,” says Kevin Crawford, a founding troupe member … [Read more...]